Use After Free in Oalders Html\
CVE-2026-8829
HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities. The XS routine backing HTML::Entities::_decode_entities cached a pointer (repl) into the entity-value SV returned by hv_fetch on the entity2char hash…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Oalders Html\ — versions \
- Oalders Html::entities — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (Patch, patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8829?
- CVE-2026-8829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oalders Html\, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8829?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.